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Form 1095-B

All providers of medical coverage are required to report the health coverage considered Minimum Essential Coverage provided to you during the last tax year. The proof of health coverage is sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via the Form 1095-B, a certificate of Health Coverage.

Medical coverage providers will be issuing Form 1095-B. Form 1095-B is filed directly with the IRS; the copy that you receive is for your information only. You should retain a copy of the form, but should not attach it when submitting your tax return. When completing your return, you will be asked if you had full-year coverage (line 61 on Form 1040). Your Form(s) 1095-B will provide the information you need to answer this question. DO NOT file the Form(s) 1095-B with your tax return - it should be placed in your records with other important tax documents.

Form 1095-B contains information about the insured person’s:

  • Name, Address and Social Security number
  • Covered dependent’s names and Social Security numbers (or date of birth, if SSN is not available)
  • Months of medical coverage that meets Minimum Essential Coverage requirements

You can use the information on Form 1095-B to verify a person had minimum essential coverage (if ever required) for each month during the year. However, like last year, taxpayers can prepare and file their returns using other information about their health insurance.

Additional information about the form can be found on the IRS website and on the Illinois Department of Central Management Services website.

If you do not receive your Form 1095-B by early March, or if you lose it, you can call the applicable medical coverage issuer, as described above, to request another copy:

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